CAT 2025 result is out. Check expected cut-offs for IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta and other IIMs, including qualifying and final CAT percentile trends.
CAT 2025 Result is Out. 12 Candidates have scored 100 percentile, 2 are Female.
With the CAT 2025 result declared, management aspirants are now turning their focus to expected cut-offs for admission to Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). While each IIM will announce its shortlist criteria separately, past admission trends indicate that top IIMs such as Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta will continue to require very high percentiles for final selection.
Traditionally, IIMs release two benchmarks, a qualifying CAT cut-off to shortlist candidates for the interview stage, and a final cut-off percentile that typically secures an admission offer after the completion of the selection process.
As CAT 2025 Result is out, based on previous years’ data and current admission patterns, here are the expected CAT 2025 cut-offs for IIMs.
Expected CAT 2025 Cut-offs for IIMs
| IIM |
Qualifying CAT Cut Off for IIM |
Final CAT Cut Off for IIM |
|---|---|---|
| IIM Ahmedabad |
95 |
99-100 |
| IIM Bangalore |
85 |
99-100 |
| IIM Calcutta |
85 |
98-99 |
| IIM Lucknow |
90 |
97-99 |
| IIM Indore |
90 |
97-98 |
| IIM Kozhikode |
85 |
97-98 |
| IIM Shillong |
75 |
90 |
| IIM Udaipur |
92 |
92-94 |
| IIM Rohtak |
95 |
96-97 |
| IIM Visakhapatnam |
80 |
94-95 |
| IIM Trichy |
93 |
94-95 |
| IIM Bodh Gaya |
92 |
94-95 |
| IIM Nagpur |
85 |
94-95 |
| IIM Jammu |
90 |
94-95 |
| IIM Kashipur |
92 |
94-95 |
| IIM Sambalpur |
92 |
95-96 |
| IIM Sirmaur |
92 |
94-95 |
| IIM Amritsar |
85 |
95-96 |
| IIM Ranchi |
92 |
94-95Â |
| IIM Raipur |
92 |
94-95Â |
Cut-off Trends at Top IIMs
Among the older IIMs, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore are expected to maintain the highest final cut-offs, with admission offers typically going to candidates scoring 99 percentile and above. IIM Calcutta, while slightly lower, still requires a near-perfect CAT score for final selection.
Mid-tier IIMs such as Lucknow, Kozhikode and Indore generally offer admission to candidates in the 97–99 percentile range, depending on profile, academic record and interview performance.
Several newer IIMs are also expected to see strong competition this year, with final cut-offs ranging between 94 and 96 percentile, reflecting increasing demand for IIM seats.
What Happens Next
Candidates who meet the qualifying cut-off will be shortlisted for the next stages of selection, which include personal interviews and written assessment components, depending on the institute. Final admission offers are made after evaluating CAT scores along with academic performance, work experience, diversity factors and interview scores.
IIMs are expected to begin releasing shortlist announcements and interview schedules in the coming weeks.
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The CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore hovers between 97-100 percentile. The qualifying CAT cut off required for being eligible for IIM Bangalore's Written Ability test (What) and Personal Interview PI is 85 percentile for General category students, whereas for SC candidates, it is 70 percentile. For ST candidates, it is 65 percentile and for PwD candidates it is 60 percentile. Given below are the sectional and overall qualifying CAT cut offs for IIM Bangalore.
- General category: 80 VARC 75 DILR 75 Quantitative Aptitude 85 (Overall)
- NC-OBC category: 75 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
- EWS category: 70 VARC 65 DILR 65 Quantitative Aptitude 75 (Overall)
- SC category: 65 VARC 60 DILR 60 Quantitative Aptitude 70 (Overall)
- ST category: 55 VARC 55 DILR 55 Quantitative Aptitude 65 (Overall)
- PwD category: 50 VARC 50 DILR 50 Quantitative Aptitude 60 (Overall)
Qualifying CAT cut off percentiles of Iims for Written Ability Test (What) and Personal Interview PI are listed below. Candidates who MET the qualifying CAT cut off, were eligible for What-PI round. These qualifying CAT cut offs are for General Category. The cut offs for Reserved category students are lower:
- IIM Ahmedabad: 95 percentile
- IIM Bangalore: 85 percentile
- IIM Calcutta: 85 percentile
- IIM Lucknow: 90 percentile
- IIM Kozhikode: 85 percentile
- IIM Indore: 90 percentile
- IIM Udaipur: 93 percentile
- IIM Shillong: 75 percentile
- IIM Trichy: 93 percentile
- IIM Visakhapatnam: 80 percentile
- IIM Rohtak: 95 percentile
- 1IIM Nagpur: 85 percentile
- IIM Jammu: 93 percentile
- IIM Ranchi: 90 percentile
- IIM Sirmaur: 92 percentile
- IIM Bodhgaya: 93 percentile
- IIM Sambalpur: 93 percentile
- IIM Kashipur: 94 percentile
- IIM Raipur: 93 percentile
- IIM Amritsar: 90 percentile
For complete details of IIM selection and admission process read this article: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/iim-shortlist-selection-admission-criteria-blogId-18787.
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